Therigatha - The Verses of the Elder Nuns

Chapter 10: The Group of Eleven Verses

  • A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).
Kisāgotamītherīgāthā

213 "Kalyāṇamittatā muninā,
lokaṃ ādissa vaṇṇitā;
Kalyāṇamitte bhajamāno,
api bālo paṇḍito assa.

214 Bhajitabbā sappurisā,
Paññā tathā vaḍḍhati bhajantānaṃ;
Bhajamāno sappurise,
Sabbehipi dukkhehi pamucceyya.

215 Dukkhañca vijāneyya,
Dukkhassa ca samudayaṃ nirodhaṃ;
Aṭṭhangikañca maggaṃ,
Cattāripi ariyasaccāni".

216 "Dukkho itthibhāvo,
Akkhāto purisadammasārathinā;
Sapattikampi hi dukkhaṃ,
Appekaccā sakiṃ vijātāyo.

217 Galake api kantanti,
Sukhumāliniyo visāni khādanti;
Janamārakamajjhagatā,
Ubhopi byasanāni anubhonti".

218 "Upavijaññā gacchantī,
addasāhaṃ patiṃ mataṃ;
Panthamhi vijāyitvāna,
appattāva sakaṃ gharaṃ.

219 Dve puttā kālakatā,
Patī ca panthe mato kapaṇikāya;
Mātā pitā ca bhātā,
Ḍayhanti ca ekacitakāyaṃ".

220 "Khīṇakulīne kapaṇe,
Anubhūtaṃ te dukhaṃ aparimāṇaṃ;
Assū ca te pavattaṃ,
Bahūni ca jātisahassāni.

221 Vasitā susānamajjhe,
Athopi khāditāni puttamaṃsāni;
Hatakulikā sabbagarahitā,
Matapatikā amatamadhigacchiṃ.

222 Bhāvito me maggo,
Ariyo aṭṭhangiko amatagāmī;
Nibbānaṃ sacchikataṃ,
Dhammādāsaṃ avekkhiṃhaṃ.

223 Ahamamhi kantasallā,
Ohitabhārā katañhi karaṇīyaṃ;
Kisā gotamī therī,
Vimuttacittā imaṃ bhaṇī"ti.